Articles Tagged “Mark Myrie”
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UPDATE: Buju Banton returns to court on June 26th!! New deets inside…
There is new hope for incarcerated reggae star Buju Banton, as he will return to court on June 26, 2013. Federal Judge James Moody Jr. has ordered the Grammy-winning singer, as well as, embattled juror Teri Wright to appeared in court on the same day in relation to the ongoing juror misconduct case. Buju, who’s [...]
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Judge Orders Search Of Former Juror’s Hard Drive In Buju Banton Case
The US federal judge hearing the application for a re-trial for Jamaican entertainer Buju Banton has granted an order for a computer expert to search the hard drive of the former jury foreman at Banton’s drug trial. The defense has accused juror Terri Wright of conducting improper research during the 2011 trial. They are contending [...]
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Buju Banton’s gun charge sentencing postponed + he issues message to fans. Deets inside…
Embattled dancehall superstar, Mark Myrie, more popularly known as Buju Banton will have to wait a while longer to know his fate regarding sentencing on a gun charge in his ongoing drug trial. The sentencing on said gun charge in Buju Banton’s was postponed during a hearing inside the Sam M. Gibbons Federal Court in [...]
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UPDATE: Buju Banton’s 10-year prison stint could end up being a 15-year sentence!
Reggae super star Buju Banton is now facing the prospect of having his 10-year prison sentence extended to 15 after a Federal judge rejected his request for a new trial. Earlier this month, Federal Judge James Moody denied Buju’s request for a new trial and argued that there was no need for one in light [...]
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UPDATE: Buju Banton Denied Appeal On 10-Year Prison Sentence
An appeal request for a new trial for Jamaican dancehall icon Buju Banton has been denied by a Florida judge. Banton, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges, filed a motion in July for a new trial, but was blocked by a Tampa Judge James Moody in a [...]
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UPDATE: Buju Banton Seeking New Trial
Jailed reggae star Buju Banton wants a new trial in the United States federal court. Last month, the federal appeals court in Atlanta upheld the Jamaican singer’s 2011 conviction on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges. The three-judge panel also sided with a Tampa jury’s conviction of Banton on a gun possession charge, which the trial [...]
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UPDATE: Buju Banton’s Appeal On Federal Drug Charges Dismissed!
A panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Thursday shot down Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton’s (born Mark Myrie) appeal on federal drug charges. The judges also reversed the lower court’s decision to throw out a gun charge. Now the same judge who decided there wasn’t enough evidence to hold [...]
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UPDATE: US Government counteracts Buju Banton Appeal with their own Appeal!
United States prosecutors have scoffed at claims by attorneys representing convicted Jamaican dancehall superstar Buju Banton that he should be freed on appeal. The U.S. government says plenty of evidence supports a federal jury’s conviction of the Jamaican reggae star on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges. UPDATE: Could Buju Banton be release very soon??? Banton, [...]
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Buju Banton officially moved to Florida’s Federal Correctional Institution
Olivia “Babsy” Grange, Minister of Culture, says she has been informed that incarcerated entertainer Buju Banton has been moved from Limestone County Correctional Institution Limestone County Correctional Institutionback to Florida to continue serving his prison sentence. The Government, through its embassy in Washington, had made a formal appeal to the US authorities for Buju to [...]
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Will you be attending Buju Banton Benefit Concert on Dec 3rd?
Will you be attending the benefit concert for incarcerated reggae and dancehall icon Mark “Buju Banton” Myrie? Promoters of the benefit concert are hoping that fans will turn in droves to support the cause, aimed towards providing financial support to appeal Buju Banton’s convictions stemming from the December 2009 drug arrest. The Buju Banton benefit [...]
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UPDATE: Buju Banton to be released in February 2019!
Grammy-award winning reggae superstar Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie will be in prison until February 2019 according to the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons. According to Jodee Brown: The official release date quells rumors that have swirled that Buju would originally serve 6 years; counting time already served & good behavior. However, the Bureau’s official [...]
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Incarcerated Reggae Artiste Buju Banton Is On The Move!
Incarcerated reggae artist Buju Banton is currently “in transit” from the Pinellas County Jail in Florida to a correctional facility in Mississippi to begin serving his 10-year sentence. Banton will be taken to the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi. A bed shortage at the Pinellas County Jail in Florida has forced US officials [...]
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RUMOR CONTROL: Was Buju Banton Really Set-up? Read inside…
Buju Banton has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as songs dealing with sociopolitical topics. However, Mr. Banton has an international reputation for his anti-gay hit, “Boom Bye Bye”. In the past, the gay community’s protests have led to several of Buju’s US shows being cancelled. Presently, Buju is serving time in a US [...]
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Buju Banton on the MOVE!!!
CONVICTED Reggae artiste Buju Banton has been transferred from the Pinellas County Jail to the Citrus County Jail in Tampa, Florida. The artiste will be processed by correctional staff at that penal facility before he knows where he will spend his 10 year sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more [...]
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BREAKING NEWS: REGGAE ICON – BUJU BANTON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS!!!!
Grammy-winning reggae star Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 5 years of probation, for his role in a cocaine deal. The 37-year-old Jamaican recording artist was sentenced in Tampa federal court Thursday morning. A jury convicted him in February of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009. [...]
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If Buju is sentenced to Federal prison tomorrow he will be barred from recording!
Reggae superstar Buju Banton will be barred from recording any new materials if he is sent to a United States (US) federal prison when he is sentenced in a Florida court tomorrow. However, Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, might not have to cut off his trademark dreadlocks and will be allowed to practise [...]
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